Summer—A Time for Learning: Five Lessons From School Districts and Their Partners About Running Successful Programs

The report summarizes takeaways from the National Summer Learning Project, a multi-year Wallace initiative to support the summer learning efforts of five school districts and their partner organizations—Boston; Dallas; Duval County (Jacksonville), Fla.; Pittsburgh; and Rochester, N.Y. It draws on insights from a wide-ranging, multi-volume study of the initiative by the RAND Corporation, as well as interviews with the summer organizers and participants themselves, from district administrators and out-of-school-time providers to teachers, parents and children.

The report highlights five key lessons for those interested in introducing or enhancing summer learning programs managed by districts and their community partners.